Earthquake Information for El Cerrito, California

El Cerrito, CA has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 5,103 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 98.45% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of El Cerrito, CA within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of El Cerrito, CA was a 6.0 Magnitude in 2014.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in El Cerrito since 1931 within 30 miles
5,103
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
98.45%

Earthquake Probability for El Cerrito, CA

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in El Cerrito, CA.

Probability of Earthquakes Within the Next 50 Years For Magnitudes Between 5.0 and 9.2
(within 31 km/51 miles above magnitude)
MAGNITUDE
PROBABILITY
5.0
98.45%
5.1
97.65%
5.2
97.65%
5.2
96.68%
5.3
95.57%
5.4
94.37%
5.5
93.13%
5.6
91.89%
5.7
90.69%
5.8
89.55%
5.9
88.51%
6.0
87.55%
6.1
86.58%
6.2
85.55%
6.3
84.44%
6.4
82.50%
6.5
78.78%
6.6
73.22%
6.7
66.95%
6.8
59.54%
6.9
51.34%
7.0
43.14%
7.1
37.02%
7.2
32.79%
7.3
29.18%
7.4
25.62%
7.5
21.13%
7.6
17.61%
7.7
14.22%
7.8
10.74%
7.9
7.05%
8.0
3.86%
8.1
2.43%
8.2
0.66%
8.3
0.32%
8.4
0.00%
8.5
0.00%
8.6
0.00%
8.7
0.00%
8.8
0.00%
8.9
0.00%
9.0
0.00%
9.1
0.00%
9.2
0.00%